Author: Asad Yaseen

The European Data Protection Board has issued new advice to hospitals regarding what action to take in the event of a cyber-attack. Currently released in draft form, the new set of recommendations urges healthcare providers hit with ransomware to report the attack even if no patient data is accessed or exfiltrated.  The guidelines state: “The internal documentation of a breach is an obligation independent of the risks pertaining to the breach and must be performed in each…

A former home security technician has admitted habitually hacking into customers’ home surveillance cameras to spy on people without their consent.  Telesforo Aviles accessed the accounts of around 200 customers more than 9,600 times over a period of four and half years while employed by security company ADT.  The 35-year-old carried out the cyber-intrusions for his own sexual gratification. He made a note of which camera feeds were linked to the homes of women he…

A woman from Pennsylvania will appear before a federal court on Monday to face charges in connection with the theft of a laptop belonging to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. The computer was stolen from Pelosi’s office earlier this month when a crowd of people who had been attending a political protest forced their way into the US Capitol building and disrupted the certification of then President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory.  Harrisburg…

Changing threats, volume of threats, and ransomware plague organizations. Having some autonomous AI tools to help pros do their jobs can help. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Marcus Fowler, director of strategic threat for Darktrace and former CIA officer, about ways to help cybersecurity professionals get their jobs done more easily. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. SEE: Identity theft protection policy (TechRepublic Premium) Karen Roby: Marcus, talk a little bit about…

Cybersecurity pros can’t handle all the threat tasks alone, expert says Length: 5:00 | Jan 22, 2021 Having an AI tool to help can ease the burden on cybersecurity teams, which are struggling to keep up with constant and more serious threats. Source link

Veteran Michael Kassner says former military personnel might know more about cybersecurity than employers think. Read about some of the skills veterans could bring to a cybersecurity job. Image: Smederevac, Getty Images/iStockphoto Something that gladdens the hearts of cybercriminals are tech-media reports that there are not enough cybersecurity pros. For instance, in a May 2020 article from TechRepublic contributing writer Esther Shein about how to find a job in cybersecurity, she stated: “While there are…